All Opinion articles – Page 17
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Understanding the diversity problem in UK retail
Reflecting on Retail Week’s publication of the Retail 100 ranking of the country’s most influential leaders, Korn Ferry managing director Sarah Lim asks: why is there still such a lack of diversity in senior retail leadership roles?
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‘Ocado High Court ruling has big repercussions in on-demand grocery war’
“Disappointed” was Ocado’s verdict this week after it lost a High Court fight to open a new distribution centre in North London.
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‘After unprecedented times, we need some fresh ideas about retail property’
I’m not often given to quote from the Bible, but the phrase “there’s nothing new under the sun” is hard to avoid when considering some of the approaches to post-lockdown retail right now.
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‘G7 tech tax deal won’t do much for hard-pressed retailers’
The Treasury has hailed the new G7 agreement for a minimum level of corporate tax announced on Saturday as ‘seismic’, yet it’s not as earth-shattering as it would perhaps like to suggest.
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Move of the Week: John Lewis fills gaps at the top to face post-Covid balancing act
I’ve noted before how the leadership teams that took retailers into the pandemic will not be the same as those that lead their recovery. This is especially true of retailers most disrupted by Covid-19 – specifically those whose heritage is in stores and who sell discretionary items likes homewares and fashion.
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‘We’re removing barriers for LGBTQ+ colleagues – here’s how you can too’
June is Pride Month. As celebrations commence, Pets at Home vet in practice and British Veterinary Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association senior vice-president Dan Makin shares how the retailer is stepping up to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies
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‘Making second-hand mainstream starts with trust’
For years, Retail Week readers have been divided on whether concerns about sustainability really cut through to consumer purchasing decisions.
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‘On-demand grocery is natural next step for shoppers in new hybrid world’
It’s no exaggeration to say that customer shopping habits are changing faster than ever before.
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‘The pandemic has torn down the line between foodservice and retail’
As well as looking at retailers’ financial results, it’s always worth looking at the results and investor relations outputs from suppliers too.
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‘Retailers have difficult decisions to make now to future-proof their businesses’
Retailers should feel optimistic as the end of lockdown and social distancing measures loom into sight.
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Move of the Week: Marks & Spencer takes big leap forward in its leadership team
The promotions of Stuart Machin and Katie Bickerstaffe announced this week mark a significant step in the evolution of the M&S leadership team.
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‘Maybe, just maybe, Marks & Spencer has turned a corner’
As Marks & Spencer prepares to issue full-year results next week maybe, just maybe, the worst is behind it as it promotes the people who delivered change.
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‘Consumers now expect retail entirely on their terms’
As consumers’ habits, preferences and behaviour change radically and rapidly, most retailers understand that they are facing a revolution. But it’s far from the first.
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Jo Whitfield: ‘Time to give retail workers the protection they deserve’
Without doubt, there is a period of opportunity to act and address the challenges that we face from the devastating economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘As the jobs market reopens, be ready to seize opportunities’
For the 3 million people who work in British retail, the past 12 months have, almost without exception, been extremely challenging. Whether you’ve been stretched to your limit working for an ‘essential’ retailer or faced with the uncertainty of being furloughed, I wager it’s not an experience many would wish to repeat.
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‘Green is the colour of money as eco credentials shape financier sentiment’
Sustainability has been climbing up the retail industry’s agenda for years and a raft of recent financing deals shows it has now well and truly taken centre stage.
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‘The crisis has liberated retailers’ decision making’
The last 12 months have been incredibly difficult for the retail industry, but it has been extraordinary to witness how retailers responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Alex Baldock: ‘Stores still have a central role – alongside online, not replaced by it’
Everyone knows that one effect of the pandemic will be a dramatic and enduring shift away from stores to online, right? Not quite.
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Angus Thirlwell: ‘Forget the caterpillars – retail needs collaboration, not conflict’
Three years ago, I was spitting chocolate feathers. Customers on social media began alerting me to a suspiciously similar range of chocolate slabs that had appeared in Waitrose.
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‘Big grocers could yet take Deliveroo off their menu’
Newly floated Deliveroo has dished up a banquet of grocery delivery deals since its IPO – but whether there is sustained appetite from the supermarkets for the platform must be open to question.